The amazing colors of the Holi festival

March 21, 2013

The Indian holiday Holi is on March 27, but the fun kicks off before the big day in one town, where they also beat each other with sticks.

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Indian Hindu devotees throw colored powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. Lathmar Holi is a local celebration, but it takes place well before the national Holi day on March 27. AFP PHOTO/ Sanjay KanojiaSanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images

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Indian Hindu devotees throw colored powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana on March 21, 2013. Lathmar Holi is a local celebration, but it takes place well before the national Holi day on March 27. AFP PHOTO/ Sanjay KanojiaSanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images